LANDI KOTAL, Feb 4: Ten trucks of a convoy returning from Afghanistan after delivering Nato supplies were torched on the Peshawar-Torkham highway in Khyber Agency.

The vehicles were stranded near Ali Masjid where a bridge had been blown up by militants.

Jamrud’s Assistant Political Agent Fida Bangash said the National Highway Authority had built an alternative route under the damaged bridge for light traffic, adding that heavy traffic between Peshawar and Torkham would be restored soon.

According to officials, at least 15 rockets were fired during the night on an army camp from hilltops in Gagra. A subedar of Khyber Rifles was injured. A van was damaged when a rocket hit a house outside the camp.

Local authorities imposed a fine of Rs20 million on the Shinwari tribe for its failure to surrender two wanted men, Hazrat Ali and Hazrat Nabi, who had claimed responsibility for attacks on Nato supplies.

The fine was imposed under the collective responsibility clause of the Frontier Crime Regulation (FCR) during a jirga held in Landi Kotal on Wednesday.

Eight elders of the Khogakhel tribe, who had assured the administration that they would surrender the wanted tribesmen, had earlier been taken into custody for failing to fulfil their promise.

Notices were also issued to the Sultankhel tribe to hand over people involved in blowing up the bridge on the Peshawar-Torkham highway.

Opinion

Editorial

Unstable outlook
Updated 28 Jan, 2025

Unstable outlook

Improving indicators can be tempting enough to act boldly to accelerate economic growth. But must the SBP do so and repeat past blunders?
‘Poor’ lawmakers
28 Jan, 2025

‘Poor’ lawmakers

WHILE the average Pakistani is expected to carry the burden of austerity as he struggles to put food on the table,...
Digital security
28 Jan, 2025

Digital security

A RECENT advisory issued by the National Telecommunication and Information Technology Security Board has caused a ...
Trumpian purge
Updated 27 Jan, 2025

Trumpian purge

For Trump and his MAGA support base, these moves are necessary to preserve what they view as the American way of life.
World Bank’s view
27 Jan, 2025

World Bank’s view

PAKISTAN is at a critical point. Inconsistent and poor economic policies of the past have had an adverse impact on...
Learning losses
27 Jan, 2025

Learning losses

WHEN thermometers in Lahore hit 48°C last May, it led to closures across the region. From Dhaka to Manila, some ...